The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-30
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

We are indebted 10 Hon. S. l.. Milliken for pub
| lie documents
Mr.. Mark Andrews will put plate glass front
in his store on High street.
| The County Commissioners held an adjourned
session in this city last week.
The fatal toy pistol is now occupying the small
boys attention and fatal results are feared.
Mr.. d. l.. Peavey will rebuild his store Oh Phoenix
! Row and will raise the front with sloping roof
similar to that on the Andrews building.
Mr.. f. NJ. Dollcn, OF this city, has been in the
Aroos:ook and the Provinces buying horses, and
was in Bangor last week with fourteen fine animals
Mr.. George B: swazey, in past years well known
| in the lumber business, died iii Chelsea Friday,
aged 81. He formerly resided in Hucksport, Me,
| Boston Journal.
Mr.. A. A. Bcaton, of Rockland, Master Work
man of the State Assembly, X. of H., was in Bel
fast last week and ecturcd before the local
bly, Mr.. Beaton is visiting local assemblies in diff
fcrent parts of the State.
During the storm last week the telephone cable
which goes under water at the lower bridge in this
city, was melted by lightning and communication
for q time was suspended. Mr.. Collamore, of Ban
gor, came down and made the necessary repairs.
|
Thursday last declared seni-a annual dividend of
2 per cent, payable on and after July 1st.... The
Merchants Marine Railway in this city on Sat
urday declared semi-annu dividend of three
| per cent, payable July LIST.
The sailmaking firm of Thombs & Osborne, Bel
fast, has been dissolved by mutual consent, Capt
Osborne retiring. The business will be conducted
at the same place by Mr.. John Il. Thombs, who
will maintain the excellent reputation Of the late
firm for making sails, etc.
THE HAY CROP. The recent rains have ensured
Il good hay crop and farmers are cmptying their
barns and making other preparations for haying
Hay the past year has averaged from 1921 SIS per
ton for good quality, the farmers realizing more
than the dealers. Reports from the various towns
in the county arc very favorable.
FIRE AT UNION. The mill at Union, known as
the Pulen mill, a mile and half west of Union
common, was burned to the ground last Thursday
night. The cause of the fire Is unknown. The mill
was provided with machinery for saving all kinds
Of long lumber, heading, slaves and shingles. The
mill and machinery were valued at $1,000; stock,
$500; insurance, $500 on mill.
Mr.. Frank IIaugh, of this city, seriously Ill
jured last week on board scr. joachim while dis
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at work in the hold when Of the wing tiers of
| lumber fell over and buried him under the pile.
When taken ont it was found that one rib was
broken and that he had received other internal in
jurics. lie is now in the marine hospital in this
city.
A circus is coming to Caribou july 4. They sent
| us dozen dollars worth of advertising for which
they offered the mncent sum of three dollars. if
We would 30 over after it, We Ito rot believe in
advertising for such shows. which t: kc money out
| of the county for less than we must charge our
! neighbors doing business mere. Aroostook Her
aid.
The Journal received Il similar ofer, and for
like reason it was promptly consigned to the waste
basket.
Mr.. A. NJ. Grasbury, of this city, died on Thurs
day of last week, aged ). years Mr.. Graishury
was Il native of Turks Island, and came to Bel
fast with Capt. Luslicr about sixteen years ago
and has since resided here. At Turks island Mi.
| Graisbury was a custom house official and print
| er For some time he WAS Il compositor in the of
flee of the Republican Journal. lie was I; quiet
and unassiimng man and generally liked in the
| community.
The performances of Prof. Brstols trained
| horses at the Belfast Opera House on Thursday,
Friday and saturday of last week, drew full
mails exhibited almost human Intelligence and
showed that they have received excellent training.
One of the best performers was the mule Denver,
| and in fact Prof. Bristol said the mule was more
intelligent than the horse. The Professor travels
in his own cars and carries with him an excellent
orchestra. He left Monday for pittsicld.
Mention has been made of the preparations fer
the limited Bar IIarbor Express over the Maine
| Central. and of the arrangement for watering the
| train while in motion from tanks or troughs be
| tween the tracks One of these troushs is at
Burnham and is of boiler iron 1900 feet long cigh-
teen inches wide and six inches deep. 1t is placed
on the slecpers midway between the rails. When
| the train approaches scoop is let down from the
tender which fits into the watering trough, and as
the engine shoots ahead the water is forced up
nto the tank. The object is to save time
GOOD TEMrLAEs. Belfast Lodge of Good Ten
pars held specially pleasant and interesting sc>
| sion last Monday evening at their lodge room in
| the tniversalist vestry. Seven new members were
| initiated, and about 80 members from SeaNieW
| Lodge of Northpor made formal visit and were
treated to an entertainment for the inner man such
Che lodge mcn,bol Aisvw wen now to provide
| The tables and stations We're decked with flowers,
the supper was A. !, and The social exercises such
as Good Tcmplars are in the habit of extending to
| members of the order
| A RENOWNED COENETIST AT VERONA. Within
a comparatively short period the cornct has taken
| Il prominent position in almost every first class
concert; the numbers devoted to this prince of in
| strumcnts being always among the most enjoyable
| on the programme, when rendered by an artist Of
| ability and taste Mr.. Lindall, whose company
will give grand orchestra concert at Verona the
Fourth, will himself deli ht the audience with his
wonderful cornet solos. At the great Band Tourn-
ament about year ago, in which so many promi-
| ncnt players took part he won the prze-a gold
cornet, and was declared champion by tine unani-
nous decision of the judgcs-a signal triumph In
| the great world of music As a cornetist, Mr.. l..
has won the proud distinction that gives him place
next to Levy and Emerson indeed as a special
performer on this raptlrous instrument he is doubt
less mcXcellcd by any artist in the United States.
| DEATH OF CHARLES j. BURGESS. Charles j.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Burgess Of this
| city. died Saturday morning, aged p years and 6
months. Mr.. Burgess has been i'll for than
| two years, vigorous constitution prolonging his
life beyond the expectations of those familiar with
| his case. MIR. Burgess brought up in Il print
ing Office and of the best printers in our
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City, Nevada. and worked in the mines there 1t is
| thought that working far beneath the surface
| where the air was extremely hot, might have been
| the first cause of his illness. ON coming home
from the west he entered his fathers printing of
| flee, and for 4 time published three small papers
| called the Castinc Visitor, SearspOrt Guest and
| Liberty Local. Not proving remunerativc the en-
terprisc was given up. For number of years he
has been manager of the Belfast Opera House, and
the public are indebted to him for some excellent
performances Mr.. Burgess death was caused by
an enlarged spleen and deterioration of the blood
or rs the physicians term it, leucGmc. Some time
| since Mr. Burgess made II request that upon his
death an autopsy should be performed and this
was done on Sunday. The spleen was found to be
much enlarged. Its weight was 120 ounces and its
| length fourteen inches. The ordinary weight of the
enlarged. Mr. Burgess was buried Wednesday,
the Mi Club, of which the deceased was mem
| Der, acting bearers Mr.. Burgess was an enter
prising young man and all regret his early DEATH
| The funeral was largely attended.
PERSONAL. At the recent Commencement at
Bowdoin College the degree of A. NJ. out of course
was conferred on Dudley A. Sargent, '75... Prof
| A. Il. DuntOn, of Camden, is writing Il sequel to
his book on the Hart Meservey murder case, and
promises that 1t will be "hair-lifter.". -. ."Thc
| Physical Proportions of the Typical Man" by DR..
Dudley A. Sargent, is the leading article in the
July Century,. Camden has had the honor Of
furnishing Sacramento, Cal, with a mayor for two
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